D. A. Pennebaker
Biography
Donn Alan Pennebaker (/ˈpɛniːbeɪkər/; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. Pennebaker was called by The Independent as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of Sixties counterculture."
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Movies (49)
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Executive Producer (Production)
2023
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
as Himself
2020
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director (Directing)
2016
Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
as Himself
2016
Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
as Self
2016
Unlocking the Cage
Director (Directing)
2016
Janis: Little Girl Blue
as Himself
2015
Snapshots from the Tour
Director (Directing)
2015
A Venue For The End Of The World
as Himself
2014
Ricky on Leacock
as Self
2012
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
as Self
2011
Godard Made in USA
as Self
2010
The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music
Director (Directing)
2010
Kings of Pastry
Director (Directing)
2009
The Return of the War Room
Director (Directing)
2008
Morris Engel: The Independent
as Self
2008
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
Editor (Editing)
2008
65 Revisited
Camera Operator (Camera)
2007
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey
Director (Directing)
2007
Addiction
Director (Directing)
2007
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director (Directing)
2006
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
Director (Directing)
2006
Al Franken: God Spoke
Executive Producer (Production)
2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005
The Cutman
Executive Producer (Production)
2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
Cinematography (Crew)
2002
Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop
Director (Directing)
2002
Only the Strong Survive
Director (Directing)
2002
Down from the Mountain
Editor (Editing)
2001
Startup.com
Producer (Production)
2001
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
2000
Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg
Director (Directing)
1998
Moon Over Broadway
Director (Directing)
1997
Westernhagen: Keine Zeit
Director (Directing)
1996
Woodstock Diary
Director (Directing)
1994
The War Room
Director (Directing)
1993
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music
Director (Directing)
1992
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Story of Rock and Roll
Director (Directing)
1991
Depeche Mode 101
Director (Directing)
1989
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Camera Operator (Camera)
1989
Jimi Plays Monterey
Editor (Editing)
1987
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Director (Directing)
1987
From the Pole to the Equator
Editor (Editing)
1987
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Director (Directing)
1983
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Director (Directing)
1983
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)
1982
DeLorean
Director (Directing)
1981
Town Bloody Hall
Director (Directing)
1979
